Events Overview
Being one of the efficient organizers of scientific/technical/business events in the general APAAS field and its applications, APAAS sponsors annually many international symposiums, conferences and workshops covering dozens of APAAS topical areas. APAAS is encouraging the exchange of ideas and the dissemination of research results in these cutting edge and emerging research areas as well.
The quality of scientific output at APAAS conferences is ensured by a rigorous review process that is conducted by an international group of recognized experts at each conference. APAAS features some of the most selective conferences in the APAAS area starting at 10% acceptance rate. APAAS`s conferences are included in all major indexes and distributed to all major libraries. APAAS`s close collaboration with a lot of technical and professional societies, associations and research centers provides a further guarantee of outstanding scientific quality.

Technical Conferences
APAAS`s scientific events have been hosted and held in cooperation with many universities and academic institutions. APAAS strives to continue expanding its current portfolio of scientific events in order to provide further learning, dissemination and networking opportunities for the global academic, scientific and research communities.

Science-to-Business Conferences
One of the central goals of APAAS is to provide an innovative forum for exchanging ideas and presenting business opportunities related to the areas of technology transfer and innovation. APAAS aims to create such a platform through its independent business oriented events, the S/B2B conferences, with the specific mission of bringing together experts from academic, industrial and governmental sectors. S/B2B conferences put special emphasis on transferring innovative ideas from research to business communities, promoting interaction between scientific and regulatory sectors and transforming theoretical ideas into concrete products and applications.

S/B2B conferences feature program elements that cover the entire innovation timeline spectrum starting with the presentation of related technology fundamentals and ideas and ending with the demonstration of concrete products and applications. The process of innovation consists of multiple developmental phases and is directly linked to several different types of activities, such as market analysis, research execution, prototype development, technology transfer, product testing, etc. S/B2B conferences offer a venue of interaction for a wide array of technology, financial, business, regulatory, academic and research communities.

S/B2B Conferences are independent events consisting of multiple different tracks:

1. The Position Paper Track features short business/industry oriented position papers selected on the bases of technology relevance, innovative edge, business approach and practical applicability.
2. The Exhibition and Demo Track represents an opportunity for companies to showcase their ideas, products and services to a relevant audience.
3. The Business Presentation Track is designed for invited presentations delivered by company executives, industry advocates, government officials and R&D experts.
4. The Product Review Track provides a platform for vendors and service providers to present, introduce, or test their products or services and to receive feedback from the community.
5. The Entrepreneurial Forum offers entrepreneurs, inventors, investors and professional advisors a chance to learn about current entrepreneurial opportunities and principles from around the world.

Engineering for Innovation Conferences
Call for Participation
In today`s knowledge-driven business and technology environments, innovation has become the central force for success. Enterprises that are not ready to re-evaluate their products, services, and business models on a constant basis are finding it difficult to maintain a competitive position in the global market.

Competitiveness can be preserved through an effective dialogue between the research, technology and business communities: the EICs Conference and Workshops Series of APAAS have been created specifically to serve this essential objective.

The EICs Conference or Workshop consists of single or multiple track events, typically co-located with technical and/or S/B2B conferences and specifically catering for the needs and interest of the engineering and technology community. The EICs feature State of the Art Position Papers selected on the bases of technology relevance, innovative edge, business approach and practical applicability. The EIC series combines a magazine article forum for meeting and exchange of ideas.

For innovation a key element is wide and targeted dissemination. EIC content on a broad scale will be provided through the Springer Conference Series, APAAS Magazine and ConfCast conference dissemination tool. In addition the EICs create an easy and affordable forum for corporate representatives and technology experts to interact and connect with the scientific and research audience of the co-located conferences in the same area of technology.

The EICs are the ideal platform for those who have a direct and daily impact on the technical developments and the enhancements of today`s technical standards. This workshop series is made for bringing engineers and practitioners of companies and research centers together with scientists and business people seeking a platform for innovation and exploitations of their results.

Industry and Technical Partners

Throughout its technical and science-to-business events, APAAS has developed good working relationships with a broad range of technical societies, professional associations, academic and scientific organizations, research centers and laboratories, corporate partners and industry sponsors. The following organizations have actively contributed to APAAS events through diverse ways of organizational support; such as the hosting of APAAS conferences, the technical endorsement of APAAS activities or the provision of financial support. Representatives of these organizations have participated in APAAS activities as steering, organizing or technical program committee members, keynote and plenary speakers, exhibitors or local volunteers. 

Conference Grants and Awards
APAAS encourages the practice of assisting and rewarding distinguished conference participants, organizers, authors and volunteers through a variety of different types of grants and awards. APAAS`s rewarding instruments are distributed to acknowledge contributions to the organizational process of its activities as well as to facilitate the participation of society members with limited funding opportunities at APAAS sponsored events. The most typical contributions that receive formal recognition at APAAS events in the form of conference awards include best papers, best student papers, best posters and best demos or exhibits. Conference grants are distributed to individuals who have applied for financial assistance to cover the occurring expenses of their travelling and accommodation arrangements with regard to their participation at APAAS events.

APAAS commits to maximize the level of such rewarding mechanisms and instruments at each activity it sponsors in accordance with the official organizational procedures. APAAS generates the funding for the majority of the grants and awards provided at its events and it regularly partners with industries, businesses, corporations and government agencies to provide additional funding for conference organizers and contributors. APAAS makes specific efforts to encourage and facilitate student participation at its conferences and workshops. Application procedures are available for students who would like to receive financial assistance to attend APAAS events or are interested in contributing to the organizational process of these events by serving as on-site conference volunteers.